Felix Dennis- "You’ve got to be absolutely determined to get wealthy and do anything within the law to do so."
Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to become rich. The key, I think, is confidence. Confidence and an unshakable belief it can be done and that you are the one to do it.
Felix Dennis
If you are unwilling to fail, sometimes publicly, and even catastrophically, you stand little chance of ever getting rich.
Felix Dennis
If you care what the neighbours think, you will never get rich.
Felix Dennis
If you cannot bear the thought of causing worry to your family, spouse or lover while you plough a lonely, dangerous road rather than taking the safe option of a regular job, you will never get rich.
Felix Dennis
If you have artictic inclinations and fear that the search for wealth will coarsen such talents, you will never get rich.
Felix Dennis
If you are not prepared to work longer hours than almost everyone you know, despite the jibes of colleagues and friends, you are unlikely to get rich.
Felix Dennis
If you cannot convince yourself that you are “good enough” to be rich, you will never get rich.
Felix Dennis
If you cannot treat your quest to get rich like a game, you will never be rich.
Felix Dennis
If you cannot face up to your fear of failure, you will never be rich.
Felix Dennis
When you come across real talent, it is sometimes worth allowing them to create the structure in which they choose to labor. In nine cases out of ten, by inviting them to take responsibility and control for a new venture, you will motivate them to do great things.
Felix Dennis
Once you believe that you are infallible, that success will automatically lead to more success, and that you have “got it made,” reality will be sure to give you a rude wake-up call. Believing your own bullshit is always a perilous activity, but never more fatal than for the owner of a start-up venture.
Felix Dennis
Most of the worst errors I made in my life came from forgetting to act small.
Felix Dennis
The bottom line is that if I did it, you can do it. I got rich without the benefit of a college education or a penny of capital but making many errors along the way. I went from being a pauper.. a hippie dropout on the dole, living in a crummy room without the proverbial pot to piss in, without even the money to pay the rent, without a clue as to what to do next.. to being rich..
Felix Dennis
Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good salary, of course, but surprisingly often they are more attracted to new opportunities and challenges.
Felix Dennis
Remember the simple rules concerning talent:
Identify It,
Hire It,
Nurture It,
Reward It,
Protect It.
And when the time comes, Fire It.
Felix Dennis
When people have the wish to be rich but know in their heart of hearts that they do not have what it takes to get there — the long hours, the hard work, the ability to face up to fear of failure — they are going to cause themselves and those around them endless problems.
Felix Dennis
You’ve got to be absolutely determined to get wealthy and do anything within the law to do so. If you do believe that, truly, and if you are born into a Western democracy, then nothing on this earth can stop you.
Felix Dennis
The reason that the pinnacle is not a crowded place is because most people will not make the sacrifices hat are required if you want to be there.
Felix Dennis
If you’re not prepared to make the people around you miserable, you can’t get rich.
Felix Dennis
If you haven’t got the balls to ask people for money because you’re going to lose it, then you’re certainly never going to get rich.
Felix Dennis
The purpose of being an entrepreneur is to make a lot of money and have a lot of fun.
Felix Dennis
People will surprise themselves at how much money they can raise. There are a lot of vendors who are willing to take a risk on you — if you are totally up front with them and as long as they don’t risk too much. That’s the way I did it.
Felix Dennis
The usual excuse of the young is that they don’t have enough experience or capital, and older people that they don’t want to jeopardize the career they have built so far or can’t afford to put at risk the security of their families.
Felix Dennis
I knew two things when I was growing up, that I was born lucky and I wasn´t going to be poor, under no circumstances would I stay poor.
Felix Dennis
Stamina is crucial, as is the capacity to work so hard that your best friends mock you, your lovers despair and your rivals and acquaintances watch furtively from the sidelines, half in awe and half in contempt.
Felix Dennis
A lot of people say they’ve got this great idea, and “if only I had the capital” they’d go out and do it. Usually this is a fantasy. It’s just an excuse for not confronting their fear of failing.
Felix Dennis
People who grow rich almost always improve their sex life. More people want to have sex with them. That’s just the way human beings work. Money is power. Power is an aphrodisiac. Money did not make me happy. But it definitely improved my sex life.
Felix Dennis
Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I’m not so hot on the bean-counting side.
Felix Dennis
If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it.. it’s cheaper in the long run.
Felix Dennis